Taunton Prep School
Taunton Prep School
Taunton Prep School
Taunton Prep School Taunton, Somerset Visit
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Taunton Prep School
Taunton
344 pupils, ages 7-13
Mixed
Day and Boarding
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Taunton Prep School

We love the unpretentious holistic approach at this all-through school where pupils move from prep to senior school free of the stress of passing exams. As head Ed Burnett says, ‘It’s about finding passions,’ and that’s something all the pupils do with gusto, whether it’s experimenting in the science lab, singing in the choir or swimming the English Channel (yes, the co-curricular is next level!). Proudly inclusive, every pupil is valued as an individual and, in sharing the same site as the senior school – it sits in the middle of the campus &ndash...
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Girl playing the violin
Children in uniform having a picnic on the grass
Girls lying on the grass
Boy in a white shirt in the science lab
Girl in swimming pool wearing a white cap and purple and pink goggles
Exterior of Taunton Prep

  • Fees and bursaries

    Day fees per term

    Nursery-
    Reception£3,445
    Year 1£3,445
    Year 2£3,445
    Year 3£3,930
    Year 4£3,930
    Year 5£5,365
    Year 6£5,365
    Year 7£7,215
    Year 8 £7,215
    		Boarding fees per term

    Nursery-
    Reception-
    Year 1-
    Year 2-
    Year 3 £9,700
    Year 4 £9,700
    Year 5 £9,700
    Year 6£9,700
    Year 7£12,270
    Year 8 £12,270


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School Updates

  • Taunton School raises more than £4,000 at Operation Exceptional charity day

    Pupils at Taunton Prep School and Taunton Pre-Prep School have raised more than £4,000 at an all-day charity event on Monday 24th March 2025.
    Taunton School raises more than £4,000 at Operation Exceptional charity day
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  • Taunton School achieves exceptional results in national and regional music competitions

    Taunton School has seen its students achieve a range of fantastic results across a variety of recent music competitions and events.
    Taunton School achieves exceptional results in national and regional music competitions
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  • Bronze medal for Taunton School pupils at national cross-country championships

    A group of pupils from Taunton Prep School have received a bronze medal after competing at the ESAA Cross Country Cup Final in Leeds, with one pupil, George, finishing 4th in the whole country.
    Bronze medal for Taunton School pupils at national cross-country championships
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  • Taunton pupils qualify for National Choir of the Year finals for second year running

    Singers from Taunton Prep School have qualified for the finals of the Barnardo’s National Choir of the Year competition for the second year running.
    Taunton pupils qualify for National Choir of the Year finals for second year running
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  • Taunton School unveils exceptional new facilities

    Taunton School has unveiled a renovated 20m pool, a golf simulator, and an updated playground as part of its wider campus development plan.
    Taunton School unveils exceptional new facilities
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  • Taunton School named a top cricket school, welcomes professional cricketer to teaching staff and sees students join Somerset Player Pathway

    Taunton School has been featured in The Cricketer’s annual list of Top 100 Senior Schools and Top 50 Prep Schools in the UK for 2025.
    Taunton School named a top cricket school, welcomes professional cricketer to teaching staff and sees students join Somerset Player Pathway
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  • Taunton Prep School pupils complete courageous English Channel swim

    A group of 13 pupils aged 12 and 13 from Taunton Prep School have successfully completed a relay swim of the English Channel swimming through the night against strong tides, waves, high winds, sea sickness and swarms of compass jellyfish.
    Taunton Prep School pupils complete courageous English Channel swim
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  • Taunton School expands nursery and pre-preparatory school offering

    Taunton School’s nursery and pre-preparatory school is set to receive various updates as part of the wider campus development masterplan.
    Taunton School expands nursery and pre-preparatory school offering
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  • New Taunton Prep School Headmaster leads student English Channel swim training

    Taunton School has announced its plans to complete another swim of the English Channel in August 2024, with its Prep School Headmaster, Ed Burnett, leading the training regime alongside Head of Geography and leader of Taunton School’s long distance swimming team, Hamish McCarthy.
    New Taunton Prep School Headmaster leads student English Channel swim training
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  • Taunton Prep School athletes scoop six titles at National Biathlon Championships

    Thirty-seven Taunton students qualified for the 2023 event in Redditch last weekend – amongst the highest number of pupils entered by any school in the UK.
    Taunton Prep School athletes scoop six titles at National Biathlon Championships
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  • Taunton School maintains top ten position in national rankings for best schools for sport

    Taunton School has been placed seventh in the latest Top 200 Sports Schools list – one of the few schools to hold on to their top ten position since the rankings were last compiled in 2020.
    Taunton School maintains top ten position in national rankings for best schools for sport
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  • WATCH: Celebrating 175 Years of Taunton School

    WATCH: Celebrating 175 Years of Taunton School
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  • WATCH: Tour of Taunton Prep

    WATCH: Tour of Taunton Prep
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  • WATCH: Taunton Prep Student Testimonials

    WATCH: Taunton Prep Student Testimonials
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  • Three Taunton School athletes crowned world champions

    Three athletic pupils from Taunton School have been crowned official world champions in biathle and triathle.
    Three Taunton School athletes crowned world champions
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  • See Taunton Prep in our All-through Schools Guide

    See Taunton Prep in our All-through Schools Guide
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  • See Taunton Prep in our Town and Country Preps Schools Guide

    From bucolic country preps to schools on the edge of buzzy market towns or slap bang in the centre of a city, there are a myriad of prep school options up and down the UK and within a daily minibus-ride of the Big Smoke. Use our guide to help with your search.
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Taunton Prep School is
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Taunton School Nursery & Pre-Prep
Taunton School Nursery & Pre-Prep Taunton

Taunton School
Taunton School Taunton

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Address
Staplegrove Road, Taunton, Somerset TA2 6AD

Contact
enquiries@tauntonschool.co.uk
01823 703307

Website
tauntonschool.co.uk

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